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authorNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2017-09-19 13:03:20 -0400
committerNick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org>2017-09-19 13:03:20 -0400
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Merge branch 'ticket18736'
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+ o Documentation:
+ - Document that onion service subdomains are allowed, and ignored.
+ Closes ticket 18736.
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt
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@@ -2989,6 +2989,11 @@ __HiddenServiceDirectory__**/hostname**::
The <base32-encoded-fingerprint>.onion domain name for this hidden service.
If the hidden service is restricted to authorized clients only, this file
also contains authorization data for all clients.
+ +
+ Note that clients will ignore any extra subdomains prepended to a hidden
+ service hostname. So if you have "xyz.onion" as your hostname, you
+ can tell clients to connect to "www.xyz.onion" or "irc.xyz.onion"
+ for virtual-hosting purposes.
__HiddenServiceDirectory__**/private_key**::
The private key for this hidden service.